UEFA Euro 2008 Venues
Switzerland will play all of its group-stage matches at Basel, and Austria will play all of its group-stage matches at Vienna.
In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for the organisers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city’s venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005. The Letzigrund stadium hosted its first football match on 23 September 2007.
Switzerland|
City
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Host Club
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Matches
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| Basel | St. Jakob-Park | 42,500 | FC Basel | Switzerland v Czech Republic, Switzerland v Turkey, Switzerland v Portugal, two quarter-finals, semi-final |
| Berne | Stade de Suisse Wankdorf | 32,000 | BSC Young Boys | Netherlands v Italy, Netherlands v France, Netherlands v Romania |
| Geneva | Stade de Genève | 32,000 | Servette FC | Portugal v Turkey, Czech Republic v Portugal, Turkey v Czech Republic |
| Zürich | Letzigrund Stadion | 30,000 | FC Zürich & Grasshoppers | Romania v France, Italy v Romania, France v Italy |
Austria
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City
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Host Club
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Matches
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| Vienna | Ernst Happel Stadion | 53,008 | Austria (FK Austria Wien and SK Rapid Wien only in European competitions) | Austria v Croatia, Austria v Poland, Austria v Germany, two quarter-finals, semi-final and final |
| Klagenfurt | Hypo-Arena | 32,000 | SK Austria Kärnten | Germany v Poland, Croatia v Germany, Poland v Croatia |
| Salzburg | Stadion Wals-Siezenheim | 30,000 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Greece v Sweden, Greece v Russia, Greece v Spain |
| Innsbruck | Tivoli-Neu Stadion | 30,000 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | Spain v Russia, Sweden v Spain, Russia v Sweden |
